A dewy patch of grass of Mumbai Mahanagar Palika in Borivili (W), beside Gokhale College. Lokmanya Tilak its name; at the gates two neem and a rain tree welcome walkers; Ali Ahmed keeps the little spread clean. Bordered and centred with trees; most walk quietly, some meditate, others jabber. Yet a slice of morning Saridon. Rama walks the grass on bare feet, meditates, strikes half-way Yogic stands. Me walks, trying to imagine the first man and woman standing up, somewhere in Ethiopia, breaking into a stride. They would have been surprised; perhaps, held hands, waltzed. Walking, standing straight could have been the first power statement of a human; the measure to dominate. Walk surely should have come before a run. Maybe we will never know for sure...that history. ....A flower-pecker queaks at the near top of a Purple Bauhinia, Bauhinia purpurea....Indo-Malaysian origin ....there are about five or six flowering Purple Bauhinia fencing the patch; and they are in purple booms, colouring the morning air purple. 'The scientific name Bauhinia refers to the two lobes of the leaf. It was given by Carl Linnaeus to commemorate the two brothers John Bauhin and Gaspard Bauhin who were French botanists and had contributed to the study of herbs in the 16 th century. Purpurea refers to the purple petals of the flower,' write Marselin Almeida and Naresh Chaturvedi in The Trees of Mumbai. Jijamata Udyan, Sagar Upvan (Colaba), IIT Campus, Powai, Film City (Goregaon), Sanjay Gandhi National Park are Purple Bauhinia locations. Well, they can add Tilak park. Other trees which me have identified is the cajuput, Pagoda Tree, kadamba, cashew; there are more and me is trying to make sense of the silent crowd. Three or four Fragrant Pagoda Trees. 'A native of Mexico and Guatemala, the Pagoda tree is believed to have come to India through China, and is therefore known as 'Gul-e-chin' or 'Chini champa', according to The Trees of Mumbai. A small wish is to be buried under a Pagoda Tree in open greens. Me likes the Pagoda that much. There are also flower plants with sadaphule a sure denizen. An hour and more of being with them all....a happy Rama makes a second cup of coffee, eases into her arm chair, muses ....an ancient quote in the book: 'Trees never eat their fruits, rivers never drink their water, they are born for the benefit of others.'
Monday, November 30, 2015
Purple Bauhinia, Bauhinia purpurea...
A dewy patch of grass of Mumbai Mahanagar Palika in Borivili (W), beside Gokhale College. Lokmanya Tilak its name; at the gates two neem and a rain tree welcome walkers; Ali Ahmed keeps the little spread clean. Bordered and centred with trees; most walk quietly, some meditate, others jabber. Yet a slice of morning Saridon. Rama walks the grass on bare feet, meditates, strikes half-way Yogic stands. Me walks, trying to imagine the first man and woman standing up, somewhere in Ethiopia, breaking into a stride. They would have been surprised; perhaps, held hands, waltzed. Walking, standing straight could have been the first power statement of a human; the measure to dominate. Walk surely should have come before a run. Maybe we will never know for sure...that history. ....A flower-pecker queaks at the near top of a Purple Bauhinia, Bauhinia purpurea....Indo-Malaysian origin ....there are about five or six flowering Purple Bauhinia fencing the patch; and they are in purple booms, colouring the morning air purple. 'The scientific name Bauhinia refers to the two lobes of the leaf. It was given by Carl Linnaeus to commemorate the two brothers John Bauhin and Gaspard Bauhin who were French botanists and had contributed to the study of herbs in the 16 th century. Purpurea refers to the purple petals of the flower,' write Marselin Almeida and Naresh Chaturvedi in The Trees of Mumbai. Jijamata Udyan, Sagar Upvan (Colaba), IIT Campus, Powai, Film City (Goregaon), Sanjay Gandhi National Park are Purple Bauhinia locations. Well, they can add Tilak park. Other trees which me have identified is the cajuput, Pagoda Tree, kadamba, cashew; there are more and me is trying to make sense of the silent crowd. Three or four Fragrant Pagoda Trees. 'A native of Mexico and Guatemala, the Pagoda tree is believed to have come to India through China, and is therefore known as 'Gul-e-chin' or 'Chini champa', according to The Trees of Mumbai. A small wish is to be buried under a Pagoda Tree in open greens. Me likes the Pagoda that much. There are also flower plants with sadaphule a sure denizen. An hour and more of being with them all....a happy Rama makes a second cup of coffee, eases into her arm chair, muses ....an ancient quote in the book: 'Trees never eat their fruits, rivers never drink their water, they are born for the benefit of others.'
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